You arrive at a skilled nursing facility to care for an 89-year-old patient with an altered mental status. Staff at the facility state that the patient is being treated for a urinary tract infection, finished her antibiotics yesterday, and began acting differently this morning. The patient's skin is hot to the touch. She has a rapid heart rate and a low blood pressure. You suspect this patient is
experiencing:
A) dementia. B) a generalized infection (sepsis).
C) a medication reaction. D) kidney failure.
B
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Rescuers are preparing to break the windshield of a vehicle. You are inside the vehicle providing care. Which of the following is the BEST way to protect you and your patient during this operation?
A) Have rescuers break the rear windshield instead. B) Place a helmet, goggles, and leather gloves on the patient. C) Cover yourself and the patient with a blanket or tarp. D) Remove yourself from the vehicle prior to the start of the extrication.
The service term for care management of a patient's health on an outpatient basis is:
a. office visit. b. consultation. c. preventative. d. prolonged.
If you believe that your assigned task at a rescue incident may be unsafe, it would be MOST appropriate for you to:
A) assign yourself a task that poses less of a safety threat. B) proceed with the task while exercising extreme caution. C) reorganize the rescue effort as dictated by the situation. D) bring your concern to the attention of the safety officer.
A patient involved in a motor vehicle collision is complaining of neck pain. Which of the following pieces of information should cause the AEMT to have a high index of suspicion that the patient may have suffered more significant injuries beyond the complaint of neck pain?
A) No airbags in the car B) History of heart problems C) Complaint of head and neck pain D) Death of the car's driver